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 * Week 1: What does it mean to be a Connected Educator & The Global Access vs. Local Context Tension**

//Pre-Course Survey//: //How Connected Are You?// //Assignment 1: Google Doc – What does it mean to be a connected educator?// //Assignment 2: Create a list of 2-3 goals related to your professional growth that you would like to achieve by the end of this course.//

//Readings://
 * Trust, T. (2012). Professional learning networks designed for teacher learning. // Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 28 // (4), 133-138.
 * U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology (2011). //Connect and inspire: Online communities of practice in education,// pp. 2 – 11.
 * Jones, B. (2010). Why a PLN changes everything. Retrieved from []


 * Week 2: Building a PLN: Information Aggregators (RSS Readers & Social Bookmarking)**

//Assignment 1: Setup Google Reader & upload a screenshot of your reader to your blog// //Assignment 2: Add 1 resource to class Diigo group// //eCourse Modules: http://edpln.wikispaces.com/RSS+Readers & http://edpln.wikispaces.com/Social+Bookmarking// //Readings://
 * Whitby, T. (2012). Smart-briefing and zite-seeing. Retrieved from []=
 * Bright Hub Education (2012). Teaching social bookmarking with diigo education. Retrieved from []


 * Week 3: Building a PLN: Social Media Connection Tools (Edmodo, Ning)**

//Assignment: Google Doc – Compare Edmodo & Ning communities/groups// //eCourse Modules: http://edpln.wikispaces.com/Edmodo// http://edpln.wikispaces.com/Ning

//Readings://
 * Hanson-Smith, E. (in-press). Online communities of practice. //The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics.//


 * Week 4: Building a PLN: Social Media Connection Tools (Twitter)**

//Assignment 1: Participate in live Twitter chat about a group-selected topic// //Assignment 2: Design a rubric to assess your progress in achieving your 2-3 course goals.// //eCourse Module: http://edpln.wikispaces.com/Twitter//

//Readings://
 * Brown, E. (2012). Teachers take to Twitter to improve craft and commiserate. //The Washington Post//. Retrieved from []
 * Boss, S. (2011). Twittering, not frittering: Professional development in 140 characters. //Edutopia//. Retrieved from []
 * Dunn, J. (2012). 100 ways to use Twitter in education, by degree of difficulty. Retrieved from [].


 * Week 5: Preventing Information Overload**

//Assignment: Corkboard – preventing information overload tips//

//Readings://
 * Trust, T. (2013). Building a PLN: Dealing with information overload. //ASCD Express//.
 * Warlick, D. (2010). A gardner’s approach to learning: Cultivating your personal learning network. Raleigh, INC. The Landmark Project.
 * Sumner, M. (2012). Technology: Where do I begin (part 2). Retrieved from [].


 * Week 6: Ethics & Privacy with Social Media**

//Assignment: Wiki – upload, compare, and contrast social media policies// //eCourse module: http://edpln.wikispaces.com/Ethics+%26+Privacy//

//Readings://
 * Consumer Reports. (2012). Facebook and your privacy. Retrieved from [].
 * Fisher, C. (n.d.). Creating social media guidelines for educators. //ASCD//. Retrieved from [].
 * NYC Department of Education. (2012). NYC department of education social media guidelines. Retrieved from [].


 * Week 7: Analyzing a PLN: Information Literacy & Networking**

//Assignment: Group Diigo – share 1 “crap” resource and describe why it’s “crap”// //eCourse modules: http://edpln.wikispaces.com/Information+Literacy & http://edpln.wikispaces.com/Networking+%26+Netiquette//

//Readings://
 * Rheingold, H. (2009). Crap detection 101. //SF Gate//. Retrieved from []
 * Poynter, D. (n.d.). Crap detection 101.
 * Shapiro, A. (2011). The essential skill of crap detecting. Retrieved from [].
 * Weinberg, T. (n.d.). The ultimate social media handbook. Retrieved from [].


 * Week 8: The 7 Degrees of Connectedness: Moving from Lurker to Confidant**

//Assignment: Screencast of your PLN & describe your level of connectedness// //eCourse module: http://edpln.wikispaces.com/7+Degrees+of+Connectedness//

//Readings://
 * Lucier, R. (2012). Seven degrees of connectedness. Retrieved from []
 * Wagner, M. (2012). Personal learning networks for educators: 10 tips. Retrieved from []


 * Week 9: Implementing Ideas from Your PLN**

//Assignment: Share an example of an idea you learned from your PLN that you implemented in your class//

//Readings://
 * Klingensmith, K. (2009). PLN: Your personal learning network made easy. Retrieved from [].


 * Week 10: Reflecting on Your PLN: What Works?**

//Assignment: Personal reflection blog post using self-designed rubric//

//Readings://
 * Powerful Learning Practice. (2012). Connected educator starter kit.